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Fort Worth Independent School District 905's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended August 31, 2023), Fort Worth Independent School District 905 took in $1.15 billion and spent $1.17 billion.

Latest recorded year: ended August 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money47%School district taxes46%Fines and other6.0%Federal tax money0.6%Fees for services (school lunches)0.5%

What stands out

46%

of Fort Worth Independent School District 905's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with 25,000+ students gets 33%.

School district taxes46%

Property tax
46%$531 million

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services
0.5%$5.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$4.1 million
  • School lunches$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.6%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
0.6%$7.0 million

State tax money47%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
47%$538 million

Fines and other6.0%

Interest, rents and other
5.6%$63.9 million
Fines
0.5%$5.3 million

Where it goes

Schools and colleges94%Interest on debt5.4%Sent to other local governments0.4%

What stands out

5.4%

of Fort Worth Independent School District 905's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical school district with 25,000+ students spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
94%$1.10 billion
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$1.10 billion
Interest on debt
5.4%$63.7 million
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$4.5 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to school districts
  • Sent to the state government$4.1 million
  • Sent to school districts$386 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Fort Worth Independent School District 905. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended August 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Fort Worth Independent School District 905 itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.